ALONG CAME JONES
“Along Came Jones” is a comedic song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by the Coasters, but covered by many other groups and individuals. (More from Wikipedia)
Anyway, it is hard for me to complain about what the Crawdaddys have included on Here ’Tis: The CD starts off with a blistering rendition of a rockin’ Chuck Berry song, “Thirty Days”, followed by an Allen Toussaint song called “Why Wait Until Tomorrow” that had been recorded by Lee Dorsey – best known for two charming hits, “Ya Ya” and “Working in the Coalmine”. Also on hand is a criminally obscure Leiber/Stoller song called “That Is Rock and Roll”, the flip side of the Coasters’ hit “Along Came Jones”. The Coasters, one of my favorite American R&B bands, had emerged in the 1960’s essentially as a showcase band for the best songs by this dynamite songwriting duo.
(January 2015/2)
